USPTO Patents Application 09894821

IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

First Named

Inventor : Jonathan W. Haines et al,

Appln. No. : 09/894,821

Filed : June 28, 2001

For : SEQUENTIAL VECTOR BUFFER

Docket No.: SOI. 12-0711/STL 9608

PATENT

Group Art Unit: 2651

RESPONSE TO NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS
OF APPLICATION - FILING DATE GRANTED
UNDER 37 C.F.R. §§ 1.53(f) AND 1.16(e)

Box Missing Parts

Commissioner for Patents
Washington, D.C. 20231

Sir:

I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS PAPER IS BEING
SENT BY EXPRESS MAIL, TO THE ASSISTANT
COMMISSIONER FOR PATENTS, WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20231, THIS

PATENT ATTORN EY

In response to the Notice to File Missing Parts of
Application - Filing Date Granted dated August 20, 2001, Applicant
encloses the following documents to complete the above-identified
patent application filed June 28, 2001.

We filed a Response to Missing Parts on February 20, 2002.
We inadvertently failed to enclose the Substitute Drawings with
that response. Please accept this response to complete the
Missing Parts filed on February 20, 2002.

Substitute drawings

The Director is authorized to charge payment of any
additional fees associated with this paper or credit any

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overpayment to Deposit Account No. 23-1123. A duplicate copy of
this sheet is enclosed.

Christopher L. Holt, Reg. No. 45,844

Suite 1600 - International Centre

900 Second Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402-3319

Phone: (612) 334-3222 Fax: (612) 334-3312

Respectfully submitted,
WESTMAN, CHAMPLIN & KELLY, P. A.

By:

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AUG 2 3 2001

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United States Bvtent and -Trademark Office

Commissioner for Patents
United States Patent and Trademark Office

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20231

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| APPLICATION NUMBER | FILING/RECEIPT DATE | FIRST NAMED APPLICANT | ATTORNEY DOCKET NUMBER |

09/894,821

Joseph R. Kelly

WESTMAN CHAMPLIN & KELLY
International Centre - Suite 1600
900 South Second Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3319

06/28/2001

Jonathan W. Haines

S0L12-0711/STL 9608

CONFIRMATION NO. 4141
FORMALITIES LETTER

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Date Mailed: 08/20/2001

HI NOTICE TO FILE MISSING PARTS OF NONPROVISIONAL APPLICATION

03/o|o02 SHINftSSl 00000060 231123 09894821 RLED u^DER 37 CFR 1.53(b)
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{ Filing Date Granted

L An application number and filing date have been accorded to this application. The item(s) indicated below,
y however, are missing. Applicant is given TWO MONTHS from the date of this Notice within which to file all

required items and pay any fees required below to avoid abandonment. Extensions of time may be obtained by
lU filing a petition accompanied by the extension fee under the provisions of 37 CFR 1 .1 36(a).

• The statutory basic filing fee is missing.

HI Applicant must submit $ 355 to complete the basic filing fee and/or file a small entity statement claiming

such status (37 CFR 1.27).

• The oath or declaration is unsigned.

• To avoid abandonment, a late filing fee or oath or declaration surcharge as set forth in 37 CFR 1 .16(e) of
$65 for a small entity in compliance with 37 CFR 1.27, must be submitted with the missing items identified
in this letter.

• The balance due by applicant is $ 420.

The application is informal since it does not comply with the regulations for the reason(s) indicated, below.
The required item(s) identified below must be timely submitted to avoid abandonment:

• Substitute drawings in compliance with 37 CFR 1.84 because:

■ drawing sheets do not have the appropriate margin(s) (see 37 CFR 1.84(g)). Each
sheet must include a top margin of at least 2.5 cm. (1 inch), a left side margin of at
least 2.5 cm. (1 inch), a right side margin of at least 1 .5 cm. ( 5/8 inch), and a bottom
margin of at least 1 .0 cm. (3/8 inch);

A copy of this notice MUST be returned with the reply.

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